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East Oregonian
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Saturday, April 1, 2017
KILKENNY: Also hired
Chip Kelly as football coach
BRIEFLY
Thorne named parade
grand marshal
PENDLETON — The Pendleton
Round-Up has announced its grand
marshal for the Westward Ho! Parade.
Mike Thorne, a former state senator
and executive director for the Port
of Portland, will
helm the annual
parade at this
year’s event.
Thorne is
from Pendleton,
and has been
involved with
various aspects
of the Round-Up
for most of his
Thorne
life. Serving as
a volunteer in
the parade as a young man, he has
since worked arena events and horse
duty. He was elected to the Pendleton
Round-Up Board of Directors in 2006.
Thorne said he was honored to be
selected as grand marshal.
“Although I have been fortunate
to be a part of many endeavors, to be
acknowledged by your hometown is
the most gratifying acceptance one
could receive,” he said.
The Westward Ho! Parade
started in 1910, the same year as
the Round-Up. Thought to be the
longest non-motorized parade in the
country, the display features more
than 700 horses as well as pieces of
equipment such as authentic Oregon
Trail wagons, stagecoaches and prairie
schooners.
The Round-Up draws more
than 50,000 people annually, and is
attended by visitors from all over the
United States.
Roberts sworn in as
battalion chief
HERMISTON — Umatilla County
Fire District 1 saw a changing of
the guard this week, from retiring
battalion chief Jeff Adkins to the
swearing in of the
newest battalion
chief, J.W.
Roberts.
Adkins
was honored
at a ceremony
Thursday
afternoon, and
Roberts was sworn
in Friday morning.
Adkins served Roberts
with local fire
departments for nearly 26 years. He
began his career in Roseburg, and
joined the Hermiston Fire Department
in 1991. He has served as battalion
chief since 2008.
“Jeff was a major influence in
helping plan and shape the future
direction of the District and its
personnel,” the department said in
a press release. “He was passionate
about his ‘fire family’ and the fire
service traditions that went with it.”
Roberts, a Hermiston native, has
volunteered for both Hermiston Fire
and the Umatilla Rural Fire District,
and was hired in Hermiston full time
in 2003. He is the EMS coordinator
for Eastern Oregon.
CPA board includes
Pendleton man
PENDLETON — Harry E. Bose of
Pendleton will serve a one-year term
as past chair of the Oregon Society of
Certified Public Accountants.
Bose is a partner in the CPA firm
The RBH Group
LLC and has been
a society member
since 1983. His
term begins April
1 and runs through
March 2018.
Also serving
on the 2017-18
OSCPA board
of directors are
Bose
Jay Richardson,
Gary A. Holcomb,
Gary N. McGee, Katrina “Katie”
Z. Powell and Robert J. Riley, all of
Portland; Amy I. Dale of Salem, Kari
T. Patterson of Springfield, John M.
Gamiles of Beaverton, Michael E.
Lynch of Medford and Charles R.
Mello of Camas, Washington.
Founded in 1908, the Oregon
Society of CPAs is a voluntary
association of CPAs engaged in public
practice, industry, government and
education. With nearly 4,500 members
statewide, as well as in other states and
countries, the OSCPA is committed to
the continuing professional success of
its members. For more information,
visit www.orcpa.org.
Mishra accepts job with
Waitsburg School District
HERMISTON — Hermiston School
District’s executive director of Special
Programs, Jon Mishra, accepted a
position as the superintendent of
Waitsburg School District in Waitsburg,
Washington, on Friday, and will begin
his new job July 1. Mishra will leave
the Hermiston School District after
eight years, and multiple positions
including principal of Sandstone
Middle School and Director of Opera-
tions and Business Services.
This will be Mishra’s first
superintendent position, and he said
he’s looking forward to the next step.
Waitsburg School District has about
300 students.
“I started in a district that size,
and I always thought it’d be good to
get back to that,” Mishra said. “As I
interviewed, it seemed like a good fit.”
Mishra has worked in education
for 26 years, including 10 years in
Washington.
He said that he looks forward to
using his varied background to lead the
district.
“With a small district, you’re
wearing multiple hats,” he said.
“Special ed, and I have a background in
human resources as well — that’s part
of what drew me to this. I had multiple
positions in Hermiston, so I appreciate
being able to do that.”
Mishra said he will miss Hermiston
and the connections he made here.
“You leave pieces of your heart
wherever you go,” he said. “Those
relationships are invaluable, and I look
forward to continuing those throughout
my career.”
PENDLETON — The public can
help support Debbie McBee, who
is raising money for the Children’s
Museum of Eastern Oregon during
Dancing With Your
Pendleton Stars.
She has teamed
up with Jennifer
Keeton, owner
of Virgil’s at
Cimmiyotti’s, to
raise additional
money for the
children’s museum.
Diners are invited McBee
to enjoy a meal
Wednesday, April
5 from 4 p.m. to close at 137 S. Main
St. Pendleton. Keeton will donate a
portion of the night’s proceeds to the
museum.
McBee, who helped found the
children’s museum 20 years ago,
and some of the CMEO board
members will be on hand to visit with
community supporters at the meet-and-
greet event.
“This dancing event is so much fun
each year and the children’s museum
is a great asset to our community,”
Keeton said. “We are going to have
a lively evening here on Wednesday
supporting the children’s museum.”
Dancing With Your Pendleton Stars
is Saturday, April 8 at 7 p.m. at the Vert
Auditorium in Pendleton. Tickets are
$20 and will be available for sale at the
restaurant during the meet and greet
event. Also, donations of any amount
will be accepted.
For more information about the
meet and greet, call 541-276-7711.
For more about Dancing With Your
Pendleton Stars, visit www.facebook.
com/events/402373760146806.
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REGIONAL CITIES
Forecast
TODAY
SUNDAY
Times of clouds
and sun
Times of clouds
and sun
62° 40°
55° 34°
MONDAY
Partly sunny
TUESDAY
WEDNESDAY
Intervals of clouds
and sunshine
Mostly cloudy
PENDLETON TEMPERATURE FORECAST
53° 31°
59° 42°
68° 45°
HERMISTON TEMPERATURE FORECAST
61° 34°
67° 42°
PENDLETON
through 3 p.m. yesterday
TEMPERATURE
HIGH
LOW
56°
58°
82° (1923)
33°
37°
21° (1936)
PRECIPITATION
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Year to date
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3.96"
HERMISTON
through 3 p.m. yesterday
TEMPERATURE
HIGH
Yesterday
Normals
Records
LOW
60°
61°
77° (1964)
30°
37°
24° (1930)
PRECIPITATION
24 hours ending 3 p.m.
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Normal month to date
Year to date
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0.87"
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SUN AND MOON
Sunrise today
Sunset tonight
Moonrise today
Moonset today
First
Full
Apr 3
Apr 10
Last
Apr 19
62° 40°
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Seattle
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56/36
61/38
Tacoma
Moses
58/39
Lake
Pullman
Aberdeen Olympia
Yakima 66/38
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Kennewick Walla Walla
57/41
63/44 Lewiston
68/41
Astoria
59/40
54/41
Portland
Enterprise
Hermiston
59/41
Pendleton 54/30
The Dalles 67/42
62/40
64/45
La Grande
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60/39
Albany
Corvallis 59/38
61/39
John Day
58/33
Ontario
Eugene
Bend
63/39
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59/31
Caldwell
Burns
62/41
59/32
Astoria
Baker City
Bend
Brookings
Burns
Enterprise
Eugene
Heppner
Hermiston
John Day
Klamath Falls
La Grande
Meacham
Medford
Newport
North Bend
Ontario
Pasco
Pendleton
Portland
Redmond
Salem
Spokane
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Vancouver
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REGIONAL FORECAST
Coastal Oregon: A passing shower during
the morning; partly sunny in the south
today.
Eastern and Central Oregon: Mostly cloudy
today. Partly cloudy tonight. Clouds limiting
sunshine tomorrow.
Western Washington: Cloudy today; a brief
shower or two, but dry at the coast.
Eastern Washington: Mostly cloudy today.
A shower or two in the mountains; some
sun in the north.
Cascades: Mostly cloudy today with a
shower in spots.
Northern California: Partial sunshine
today. Mainly clear tonight. Partial sunshine
tomorrow.
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during a press conference.
Canzano blamed poor
attendance at the Matthew
Knight Arena on Altman.
“Oregon will remain a
sleeping giant until Altman
isn’t coaching it,” Canzano
wrote.
Kilkenny
remained
confident in his man.
This week, he pointed to
Altman’s three Pac-12
Coach of the Year awards
as evidence of the coach’s
stellar reputation.
“That’s an incredible
statement about how much
his peer group respects
him,” Kilkenny said.
Kilkenny, who also
hired Chip Kelly as football
coach, left UO after the
coach search to return to
his San Diego insurance
company. The hiring was
his last official act as
interim athletic director, a
job he took without pay. He
had served an earlier two
years as regular AD starting
in 2007.
Though he doesn’t live
in Eugene anymore, he
remains a huge Duck fan.
This week, he stayed close
to Altman and company as
they prepared for Saturday’s
game at The University of
Phoenix. The players are
soaking up the grandeur of
the big stage and enjoying
opportunities such as a visit
by former Los Angeles
Laker Kobe Bryant.
“They seem to be in the
moment,” Kilkenny said.
“Everything about it is
nothing but cool. There are
347 Division 1 schools and
only four of them left.”
When asked about the
team’s chances against
North Carolina, he just
laughed. How could he
be impartial about his
beloved Ducks? Though
he has “scar tissue” from
past predictions, he gamely
forged ahead.
“We have a decent shot,”
he said. “The kids are gritty.
I don’t think they want to be
denied, but they’ll have to
play their butts off.”
He paused for a long
second.
“I’m hoping dreams do
come true.”
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Mark Few, of Gonzaga, but
Few was happy where he
was and Kilkenny moved
on.
Eventually,
Kilkenny
got wind of Altman, who
coached at Nebraska’s
Creighton
University.
Altman had amassed 327
wins at Creighton, but never
got past the second round of
the NCAA tournament.
Kilkenny, in Arizona in
advance of Saturday’s Final
Four game against North
Carolina, talked by phone
about that high-pressure
search for a new coach to
replace ousted Ernie Kent.
“One thing we had to do
was get it right,” Kilkenny
said. “You don’t get mulli-
gans on something like
this.”
As he crisscrossed the
country, one name kept
coming up — Dana Altman.
“I got feedback from
the basketball community
— coaches, ex-coaches,
players, ex-players — and
to a person, everyone gave
him a significant thumbs
up,” Kilkenny said.
He learned that Altman
was a high achiever, man
of high character who was
loved and respected by
his community. Kilkenny
joked that if Altman, known
for his strong faith, had
gone out to get a beer, he
wouldn’t have had to pay
for it. Kilkenny recognized
Altman’s humility and
small-town flavor.
“He could be from
Heppner,” said Kilkenny,
high praise from him. “He’s
the kind of person you
give the keys to your cars
without worry.”
Kilkenny made the offer.
Altman accepted and signed
a $12.6 million seven-year
contract.
The Ducks won 21
games that next year and
slowly worked their way up
to this season’s 33-5 record.
As Altman got rolling,
some at first refused to fully
embrace him. Oregonian
columnist John Canzano,
for example, called Altman
“Mr. Third Choice” in 2013
and said the coach hadn’t
impressed him a couple
seasons before when he had
stammered and “wilted”
Cimmiyotti’s waltzes
with children’s museum
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National Summary: Snow and rain will continue to fall across New England today. Severe
thunderstorms and rain will soak the South Central states. Snow will fall in Colorado as
showers dampen part of the Pacific Northwest.
Yesterday’s National Extremes: (for the 48 contiguous states)
High 97° in Carrizo Springs, Texas
Low -1° in Clayton Lake, Maine
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